io Boerke | “An Altar for Growth”

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io Boerke | “An Altar for Growth”

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A still life acrylic painting with a dark teal background representing drapery. Central to the image is an altar with a bright yellow candle on the left with carved flowers, in the center is a string of pearls plant whose tendrils lay over the entirety of the alter. In front of the plant is a small pink prism stone. To the right of the plant is a number 6 domino piece. The bottom of the altar features an antique silver cigarette case, to the left of the cigarette case is citrine stone.

io Boerke, "An Altar for Growth," Spring 2021, acrylic on paper, 18 x 24"

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This piece is 18 x 24” acrylic on paper. A still life with a deeper message of personal and spiritual growth. The past two years have forced us as a society, and myself personally, to reflect on what really matters. To force change where we aren’t aligned with who we want to be. As the pandemic took over, I felt coerced into reviewing my relationship to work, to my community, and to my values. I was critically forced to grow. This piece is an altar dedicated to that process.